Oh the humanity!
Posted by Tim Riley Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:16:00 GMT
I cannot help but be impressed by Ubuntu. Breezy Badger is the most polished Linux release that I’ve used, and some of the new features they have included in this version really differentiate it from the other distros – like the OEM installation mode, the built-in thin client and NFS root functionality and, most impressively, it still ships on just one CD. The server CD is really cool in this respect too, allowing a wider range of server tools to be shipped, but still on just the one disc, with everything else still just an apt-get away.
This morning I also installed and had a quick play with Edubuntu, a derivative of Ubuntu tailored towards use in education. I’ve had some experience getting Linux into school classrooms, and rub my chest and call me vicks, I wish this was around 12 months ago! A colourful theme, good desktop defaults, an array of educational apps installed, and a thin client server right out of the box, it is hard not to be impressed!
This is definitely an exciting time to be using free software on the desktop!